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[[File:Kokan-shiren-poem.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Calligraphy by Kokan Shiren; a poem about [[sugar]]. [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]]]]
 
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Calligraphy by Kokan Shiren; a poem about sugar. Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • Born: 1278
  • Died: 1346
  • Japanese: 虎関師錬 (Kokan Shiren)

Kokan Shiren was a prominent figure in 14th c. Zen.

Born into an aristocratic family in Kyoto, Shiren studied Zen in Kamakura under the Ming monk Yishan Yining.

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References

  • Gallery labels, Metropolitan Museum.[1]
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